WEBVTT SHAYNA: THISHAS BEEN A YEAR OFUPS AND DOWNS FOR WESLEYCOLLEGE.WHEN WESLEY ALUM HILLARY CLINTONLOST THE ELECTION LAST MONTH,THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WAS INMOURNING.WITH A JOYFUL MORMON -- WHAT AJOY OF FULL MOMENT OCCURREDEARLIER THIS YEAR.JC: THE FAMOUSLYGRAND CAMPUS.ALL 500 ACRES OF IT.IT IS THE VERY PICTURE OFSTATELINESS AND SERENITY.ON THISDAY HOWEVER, THERE IS NOPEACE AND QUIET.ONLY A BUZZING PROCESSION OFLUMINARIES AND A CELEBRATION.IT IS INAUGURATION DAYFOR DR.PAULA JOHNSON, THE 14THPRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE.>>ONE OF THE MOST IF NOT THEMOST EXCITING OPPORTUNITY I HAVEHAD IN MY LIFE.JC:FOUNDED IN 1875 AS ONE OFTHE COUNTRY'S FIRST WOMENCOLLEGES, WESLEY AND ITS ALUMSARE KNOWN FOR BREAKING DOWNBARRIERS.AS IS DR. JOHNSON.AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNEDLEADER IN WOMEN'S HEALTH, SHE ISTHE FIRST PHYSICIAN AND FIRSTAFRICAN-AMERICAN TO LEAD THECOLLEGE.>> ITIS A TREMENDOUS HONOR.I AM VERY AWARE THAT WHEN YOU'REFROM A BACKGROUND THAT ISDIFFERENT THAT YOU BRING ADIFFERENT LENS.THAT LENS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE,JUST AS THE TREMENDOUS DIVERSITYAMONG THE WESLEY FACTORY ISCRITICALLY IMPORTANT.JC: A CARDIOLOGIST AND BROOKLYNNATIVE WITH THREE DEGREES FROMHARVARD, JOHNSON WAS CHIEF OFWOMEN'S HEALTH ANDA HARVARDMEDICAL SCHOOL PROFESSOR.AS FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THEBRIGHAM'S CENTER FOR WOMEN'SHEALTH AND GENDER BIOLOGY, SHEWAS A PIONEER.>>E-WORK I LET FOCUS ON THEDISCOVERY OF HOW WOMEN'S ANDMEN'S ALLERGY DIFFERED AND HOWTHAT IS EXPRESSED.JC: IN THE PAST, SEXDIFFERENCESWERE BARELY STUDIED IN CLINICALRESEARCH.>> AS OF JANUARY OF THIS YEAR,THE RULES OF NHI HAVE CHANGED TOINCLUDE WOMEN, FEMALE ANIMALS.THAT IS A PROFOUND CHANGE.IF YOU ARE NOT INCLUDING FEMALECELLS OR CRIMINAL ANIMALS, WHATYOU MAY BE TESTING MAY NOT BEBASED ON THE RIGHT EARLIERSCIENCE.JC: BUT JOHNSON IS NOT ONLYFOCUSED ON SCIENCE.>> MORE THAN ANY OTHER FIELD OFSTUDY, THE ARTS AND HUMANITIESFORTIFIES TO DO THE WORK THAT WEARE CALLED TO DO.IF THE SCIENCES TELL USHOW, THEHUMANITIES AND ARTS REMIND USWHY.JC: HARVARD'S FIRST FEMALEPRESIDENT HAS KNOWN JOHNSON FORYEARS.>> WHAT A HAPPY FUSION DAVIS IS.REPLY TO THE PAST, A CALL TO THEFUTURE.>> SHE UNDERSTANDSTHEIMPORTANCE OF REACHING ACROSSDIFFERENCES OF ETHNICITIES,RACES, NATIONAL ORIGINS.THINGS THAT ARE BEST UNDERSTOODIN THE CONTEXT OF LANGUAGE ANDHISTORY.SHE KNOWS THAT SCIENCE NEEDS TOHAVE A PARTNER IN THE SOCIALSCIENCES AND HUMANITIES TO BEPRACTICED MOST EFFECTIVELY.WELLESLEY IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVEHER.JC: IN HER INAUGURALADDRESS,SHE SAID NOW MORE THAN EVERHUMANITY IS AT THE HEART OFLEADERSHIP.>> TWOKINDS OF COLLEGEEXPERIENCES IN PARTICULAR STANDOUT.EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND DEEP,EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.GRADUATES WHO CHECKED BOTH BOXESARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BEENGAGED IN THEIR WORK ANDOTHERWISE THRIVING IN ADULTHOOD.JC: THE FIRST STEP ON THEJOURNEY IS CREATING A CULTURE OFBELONGING.>> IN RECENT YEARS, MANY HAVEQUESTIONED THE NOTION THATCOLLEGES SHOULD PRIORITIZE,BEING WARM AND WELCOMING PLACES.THE IDEA BEING THAT THIS IS ATODDS WITH RIGOROUS LEARNING.I REJECT THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.JC: STUDENTS AT AN EVENT ATJOHNSON'SON-CAMPUS RESIDENTSAGREE.>> I DEFINITELY THINK IT WILL BEMORE ABOUT FOSTERING POLICIESTHAT REALLY EXCEPT EVERS PEOPLEFROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.>> ON-CAMPUS RESIDENTSAGREE.IT IS REALLY EXCITING.I CAN ONLY LOOK FORWARD TO THENEXT COMING YEARS.>> THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS.[APPLAUSE]JC: SENATOR ELIZABETH MORANSAYSALL A JOHNSON'S -->> IT NURTURES THEM AND HELPSTHEM BLOSSOM.WE NEED LIMIT -- WE NEED WOMENLEADERS.THE OLD ORDER IS SEEING A REALSHAKEUP.BEING HERE WITH A WHOLE NEWGENERATION OF YOUNG WOMEN WHOWILL LEAD THIS COUNTRY AND LEAVETHIS WORLD IS TRULY INSPIRING.>> IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THEINEQUITIES THAT EXIST IN OURWORLD, IF YOU LOOK AT--[INDISCERNIBLE]JC:WELL REGARDED IN THE WORLDSOF MEDICINE AND SCIENTISTS.SHE GOT A REWARD FOR SUPERLATIVERESEARCH.SHE CREDITS HER MOTHER FOR